Take Flight Triathlon 2009 - TriathlonSprint

Good swim. I would have liked to have had a top 5 age group swim, but considering I havent swam since Labor Day and I ended up passing 6 people, I will take 7th in AG.
I caught the guy in front of me just after the first lap and passed him in the second half of lap 2. I just swam my race and had to slow to get in position to pass people, usually at the wall several times.

Put down a faster time for seeding. I put down 1:45 and should have put down 1:30. This is such a short swim (250) I dont train for this race after my neighborhood pool closes.

Hurry the *&))## up.

The bike started off rough. At dismount I tried a running leap and slid right off the seat. I put my right foot down to stop from falling over and pushed back up. Then my left foot slid right off the pedal and I stumbled off the bike and on the curb. My bike hit the ground. I took a few seconds to relax and get my breath. When I started rolling, I realized my back tire was rubbing my brakes. Took a couple of seconds to work that out, then was on my way. I dont wear a HRM, but I am sure, it would have been off the charts in the beginning.
Rest of the bike was fine. I was surprised at my avg speed, I thought It would be higher. Then again, if you see the holes in my training log, it is no surprise.

Not fall over when getting on the bike???? Would that help??
Train more.

Decent spot in TA. Equal distance from bike entrance and run exit.

Practice transition.

I am not a fast runner, but for the life of me, I dont know why my tri run times are about the same as my stand alone 5k times. The course was ok, I did stop to walk the water stations. And let me say, warm water on a run course is not very pleasing.

Need to do longer runs. Work on speed....hmmmm, this is starting to sound familiar.

Had a bottle of water and a couple of bagel bites and cinammon rolls. Yum. Got my stuff together and saw my buddy TJ who also did the race. Left in time to see my sons 10:45 baseball game.


Holes in my training log. I have to admit that with one race a month since May, it has been tough to push training. I have a decent base from which to build, now that my season is over.


I did this race last year as my first tri ever and shaved 9 minutes off my time from last year. I plan on making this a must do every year. Volunteers were great, great cause, and a great course.